The Asbury Nursery School is a non-profit non-denominational organization sponsored by The Asbury United Methodist Church. It is open to children of all faiths. Its purpose is the promotion of healthy emotional and social development among pre-school children through cooperative play in an atmosphere of love and understanding. It is voluntarily registered with New York State.

Why Nursery School?

Education is a life-long process starting at birth. While each age carries with it certain distinctive developmental aspects of great significance, the earliest years are generally considered the most important. From birth to six years, the child develops a concept of himself and of others, patterns of feeling and behaving that will underline all his later experience. The nursery years, therefore, can be viewed a being of paramount importance in a child’s education.

A Good Nursery School Has Much to Offer

An opportunity for meaningful continuous relationships outside home and family with children his own age and with adults other than his parents.
More space and equipment than most homes can furnish.
Stimulus to learn such simple school skills as how to listen, to share, to follow directions, to participate in group activities in preparation for kindergarten.
The proper preschool group can be particularly helpful to the child who lives in a neighborhood without other small children or in a large apartment development where too large a group of unsupervised youngsters can create problems. An understanding nursery school teacher can be of benefit to a child who is too aggressive, to shy, or too lonely.

For the parent it can be not only a respite from the constant care of the preschooler, but the opportunity to discuss the child’s progress with a teacher, who knows and understands him.

Our Program

For the Child:

The program includes large and small muscle activities, arts and crafts, singing, dancing, cooking, housekeeping, dress-up play, dramatic play, water play, simple science activities, outdoor play and storytelling. Available are a variety of puzzles, books, records, blocks, construction games, toys, readiness games, puppets and rhythm instruments. A mid-session snack is a part of each day.

For the Parents:

Reports of each child’s progress are made periodically during the year.

Administration and Staff

The school program is administered by a professional staff under the direction of a Director trained in Early Childhood Education and experienced in her field. Teachers are qualified by education, certification and experience in working with preschool children.

Overall administration and policy are the responsibility of a Board of Directors elected by the sponsoring church.

Facilities

The school is located in the Education Building of the Asbury Church. Bright, well-equipped classrooms provide flexible space for indoor activities. An assembly room is used for energetic indoor play in bad weather. Outdoors, the play area provides tricycles, swings, slide and climbing equipment. Space is available for riding toys and playing active games.

Schedule

In general, the school operates on a similar calendar as the Yonkers Public School system.

Sessions are 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or 12:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m (Two-2hrs)
Two-year-old children attend two half days per week. Three-year old children attend two or three mornings or afternoons per week, and four-year old children attend three or five mornings or afternoons.

Admission Requirements

Applications are considered for the children who will be three or four years old after December 31st of each year, or two years old by Sptember 1st.

Tuition and Fees

Tuition based on a ten-month term for September 2007 is:

Two year old - $2375 per year
2 half days per week $2270 per year
3 half days per week $2870 per year
5 half days per week $3490 per year

A $75 non-refundable registration fee plus three months’ non-refundable tuition is required at the time of registration. Subsequent payments are due monthly beginning in September.

Linda Smith
Director
(914) 779-3762